Obits from MainStreetNewsOBITS - Topics from July, 2017

WINDER - Donald Casper, 65, passed away July 29, 2017. A native and lifelong resident of Barrow County, Donald was the son of the late Herbert and Irene McClellan Casper. He was a former owner of P & H Mechanical of Winder. Donald was a 1970 graduate of Winder-Barrow High School, where he played on the football team as a tackle. Donald was ...
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WINDER - Donald Casper, 65, passed away July 29, 2017. A native and lifelong resident of Barrow County, Donald was the son of the late Herbert and Irene McClellan Casper. He was a former owner of P & H Mechanical of Winder. Donald was a 1970 graduate of Winder-Barrow High School, where he played on the football team as a tackle and was a ...
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WINDER - Louise Sweat, 89, passed away July 29, 2017. Mrs. Sweat was born June 7, 1928, the daughter of the late Lewis and Cora Helton Everett. She was the widow of Rev. Robert Lee Sweat, and was preceded in death by a son, Wayne Sweat. Mrs. Sweat was a member of Mt. Moriah Baptist Church and was a retired nursing assistant at Russell Nursing ...
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HOMER - Robbie Lee Samples, 87, passed away on Sunday, July 30,2017, at Brookside Assisted Living Center following an extended illness. Mrs. Samples was born December 15, 1929, in Gainesville, the daughter of the late Harrison Lee Pitchford and Annie Maude Peck Pitchford. She was retired from Hall County Family and Children Services and was a ...
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HOSCHTON - James I. Mann, 99 passed away Sunday, July 30, 2017. He was a member of Winder First Baptist Church and The Men’s Sunday School Class. James was an Army veteran and served in the Philippines during World War II. He later retired as a Master Sargent in The Army National Guard. He spent most of his life as a carpenter working for ...
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FORSYTH COUNTY - Coach James “Jim” Bishop, 71, formerly of Jefferson, passed away Saturday, July 29, 2017. He was born on January 22, 1947. Jim got married to Linda Saxon in 1967, and graduated College in 1973. In addition to coaching basketball, football, track and wrestling, Jim always had a love for teaching. He taught history and ...
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STATHAM - William Joseph Humble IV, 73, passed away on Saturday, July 29, 2017. Mr. Humble served his community faithfully with the Ithaca, New York Police Department as a police officer and also served in the United States Navy. Survivors include his sons, Chris (Susan) Humble and William Joseph Humble V; brothers, Robert, James, and Lawrence ...
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Joe Alvin Brown, 73, passed away Friday, July 28, 2017. Mr. Brown was the son of the late George A. Brown and Geraldine Harrison Phillips. Joe Brown was a member of New Emmanuel Church and also a member of the Winder Masonic Lodge. He was a United States Army veteran and made his career in law enforcement with the Winder Police Department, ...
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JEFFERSON - Emma Ruth Moore, 86, died Saturday, July 29, 2017, at The Oaks. Mrs. Moore was born in Commerce, the daughter of the late John Calvin and Angie Lee Leachman Moore. She was a member of Jefferson Holiness Church and retired from Blue Bell. Mrs. Moore was preceded in death by her grandson, Tyler Dunn. Survivors include her husband, ...
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